Spring 2024 Litter
Paladin’s Marvelous Maven & Snowy River’s Majestic Memphis
Description of the Dam
The first word that comes to mind when I think of Maven’s personality is happy. Maven has an optimistic outlook on life and enthusiastically engages her whole heart in everything she does. She is an extremely athletic dog who is always up for a game of frisbee. Maven is a sweet and social easily earning her CGC. Her intelligence, joyful attitude and biddability make her a delightful training partner. She enjoys the challenge of NASDA: finding lost items, shed hunting and locating rats. She uses some of those skills in a practical way by hunting and dispatching moles and gophers at home. She also protects the property from birds and squirrels. Maven has had limited exposure to sheep but showed good instincts when tested. She is a entertaining companion who makes me laugh every day. At the end of which, she is content to curl up on the couch.
At 3 years of age, Maven has a lithe athletic build, 19″ and 37 lbs, with a silky low maintenance coat. Her hips are OFA good and Embark panel is clear for all testable mutations. Maven’s pedigree includes some now rare lines from the upper midwest, including Cathy Rea and Robert Cook sires.
Description of Sire
Snowy Rivers’ Majestic Memphis is a friendly, easy-going and athletic dog. He has exceptional social skills and a kind, biddable nature. He lives on a ranch in Oregon and assists with farm chores as well as helping out as a demo dog in his owner’s dog-training classes. He also works as a therapy dog in a local assisted living facility. Memphis helps rid the property of squirrels, rodents, and runs off coyotes and hawks. He loves to retrieve and will carry an empty feed bag or feed container when out doing chores. Memphis has solid natural herding instincts and a strong desire to work in partnership with his owner. He enjoys training, participating in barn hunt, scent work, parkour, and readily learning tricks.
At 9 years of age, Memphis has a moderate build, 22″ and 53 lbs, with a broad head and thick ruff. His hips are OFA good and Embark panel clear for MDR-1, CEA, PRA-prcd and DM. Memphis is linebred on the cross between Snowy River Sadie Lady & Porter’s Cyrus Jim. He is registered with United Kennel Club.
Puppies
We expect puppies from Maven and Memphis to be very social, athletic, and quick to learn. They should be suitable for active family homes, dog sports, and as farm helpers. The estimated genetic COI for this match is 6% . Both parents are sound, healthy dogs and we expect the puppies to be as well. Coat colors expected are clear or shaded sable, with white markings.
These puppies will be closely related to my November 2023 litter, out of Tali (Maven’s cousin) and Memphis. Those puppies are thriving in a variety of different roles; as a group they are very social, sweet natured, and extremely intelligent.
Litter Pedigree
Genetic COI = 6%
| Sire Snowy Rivers Majestic Memphis OFA good |
Sire Blue Camas Will DI=0.43/0.43 |
Sire Glimmercroft Blaze DI=0.37/0.32 |
Sire Glimmercroft Tanner |
| Dam Z-Best Haylie |
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| Dam Trailblazer’s Bess DI = 0.41/0.41 |
Sire Porter’s Cyrus Jim |
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| Dam Snowy River’s Sadie Lady |
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| Dam Snowy Rivers Little Sydney DI = 0.32/0.32 |
Sire Porter’s Cyrus Jim PennHIP= 0.27/0.27 |
Sire Dunn’s Duke II |
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| Dam Ward’s Duchess |
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| Dam Snowy Rivers Sadie Lady PennHIP = 0.32/0.36 |
Sire Vetaly’s Caesar |
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| Dam Mardiham’s Lillie |
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| Dam Paladin’s Marvelous Maven OFA good |
Sire Banks’ Every Rose Has Its Thorn OFA good |
Sire Banks’ Cody Boy OFA good |
Sire Biberstine’s Shep |
| Dam Cook’s Annie |
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| Dam Killarney Meadows Banks Daisy |
Sire Stony Creek’s Zebonair |
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| Dam Good Shepherd’s Pied Piper |
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| Dam Peaslee’s Elfin Enchantress OFA excellent |
Sire Carrington-Gray’s Elvis OFA excellent |
Sire Carrington-Gray’s Teddy |
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| Dam McCall’s Zena |
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| Dam HTCH Peaslee’s Sunshine Daydream OFA good |
Sire Jarratt’s Dallas OFA fair |
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| Dam Peaslee’s Penelope Ravenpaw OFA excellent |